Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1835291171
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Warsaw travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination’s highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Warsaw without losing time planning. This Warsaw pocket guidebook covers: Warsaw Old Town, Southern Srodmiescie, Praga & Eastern Warsaw, Warsaw New Town, Northern Srodmiescie. Inside this Warsaw travel book, you will find: 14 ready-made walks and tours – easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details – each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Warsaw – history, music, nature, places for foodies, night owls, science buffs, shopping, architecture Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights – thematic articles highlight Warsaw’s unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings – curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information – how to get there, how to get around and an A–Z of essential details Meticulous mapping – practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Fully updated post-COVID-19
Rough Guides Walks and Tours Warsaw: Top 14 Itineraries for Your Trip: Travel Guide eBook
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1835291171
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Warsaw travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination’s highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Warsaw without losing time planning. This Warsaw pocket guidebook covers: Warsaw Old Town, Southern Srodmiescie, Praga & Eastern Warsaw, Warsaw New Town, Northern Srodmiescie. Inside this Warsaw travel book, you will find: 14 ready-made walks and tours – easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details – each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Warsaw – history, music, nature, places for foodies, night owls, science buffs, shopping, architecture Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights – thematic articles highlight Warsaw’s unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings – curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information – how to get there, how to get around and an A–Z of essential details Meticulous mapping – practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Fully updated post-COVID-19
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1835291171
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Warsaw travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination’s highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Warsaw without losing time planning. This Warsaw pocket guidebook covers: Warsaw Old Town, Southern Srodmiescie, Praga & Eastern Warsaw, Warsaw New Town, Northern Srodmiescie. Inside this Warsaw travel book, you will find: 14 ready-made walks and tours – easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details – each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Warsaw – history, music, nature, places for foodies, night owls, science buffs, shopping, architecture Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights – thematic articles highlight Warsaw’s unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings – curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information – how to get there, how to get around and an A–Z of essential details Meticulous mapping – practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Fully updated post-COVID-19
Rough Guides Walks and Tours Krakow: Top 16 Itineraries for Your Trip: Travel Guide eBook
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1835291074
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Kraków travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination’s highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Kraków without losing time planning. This Kraków pocket guidebook covers: Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze, Piasek and Dolne Młyny, Nowa Huta. Inside this Kraków travel book, you will find: 16 ready-made walks and tours – easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details – each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Kraków – catholic churches, romance, Jewish Kraków, night owls, places for gourmands, finer things, shopping, quirky Kraków Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights – thematic articles highlight Kraków’s unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings – curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information – how to get there, how to get around and an A–Z of essential details Meticulous mapping – practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Fully updated post-COVID-19
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1835291074
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Kraków travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination’s highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Kraków without losing time planning. This Kraków pocket guidebook covers: Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze, Piasek and Dolne Młyny, Nowa Huta. Inside this Kraków travel book, you will find: 16 ready-made walks and tours – easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details – each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Kraków – catholic churches, romance, Jewish Kraków, night owls, places for gourmands, finer things, shopping, quirky Kraków Curated recommendations of places – main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations – tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights – thematic articles highlight Kraków’s unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings – curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information – how to get there, how to get around and an A–Z of essential details Meticulous mapping – practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Fully updated post-COVID-19
Rough Guides Walks and Tours Warsaw: Top 14 Itineraries for Your Trip: Travel Guide with EBook
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781835290422
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Warsaw travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Warsaw without losing time planning. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. This Warsaw pocket guidebook covers: Warsaw Old Town, Southern Srodmiescie, Praga & Eastern Warsaw, Warsaw New Town, Northern Srodmiescie. Inside this Warsaw travel book, you will find: 14 ready-made walks and tours - easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details - each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Warsaw - history, music, nature, places for foodies, night owls, science buffs, shopping, architecture Curated recommendations of places - main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights - thematic articles highlight Warsaw's unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings - curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information - how to get there, how to get around and an A-Z of essential details Meticulous mapping - practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Free download of the eBook - available after purchase of the printed guidebook Warsaw Fully updated post-COVID-19
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781835290422
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Warsaw travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Warsaw without losing time planning. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. This Warsaw pocket guidebook covers: Warsaw Old Town, Southern Srodmiescie, Praga & Eastern Warsaw, Warsaw New Town, Northern Srodmiescie. Inside this Warsaw travel book, you will find: 14 ready-made walks and tours - easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details - each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Warsaw - history, music, nature, places for foodies, night owls, science buffs, shopping, architecture Curated recommendations of places - main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights - thematic articles highlight Warsaw's unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings - curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information - how to get there, how to get around and an A-Z of essential details Meticulous mapping - practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Free download of the eBook - available after purchase of the printed guidebook Warsaw Fully updated post-COVID-19
The Rough Guide to Poland (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1789194776
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
Discover this fascinating country with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to wander through Krakow's magnificent medieval Old Town, hike in the Tatra Mountains or relax on the Baltic coast, The Rough Guide to Poland will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. - Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the cobbled alleys of Lublin or Warsaw's New Town without needing to get online - Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography. - Things not to miss - Rough Guides' rundown of Poland's best sights and experiences. - Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. -Detailed regional coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: Warsaw, Mazovia and Lodz, the Bay of Gdansk and the Wisla Delta, Torun, Mazuria and Podlasie, Lublin, Zamosc, the Polish Carpathians, Krakow and Malopolska, the Tatras and the Pieniny, Upper Silesia, Wroclaw and Lower Silesia, Wielkopolska, Pomerania. Attractions include: the Mazurian Lakes; wooden churches near Zakopane; Auschwitz-Birkenau; Malbork Castle; Kazimierz Dolny; Slowinski national park; Wieliczka Salt Mine; Bialowieza national park; Bieszczady national park; Rynek Glowny, Krakow, and much more. -Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, sports and outdoor activities and more. - Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, books, music and film, plus a handy language section and glossary. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Poland
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1789194776
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
Discover this fascinating country with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to wander through Krakow's magnificent medieval Old Town, hike in the Tatra Mountains or relax on the Baltic coast, The Rough Guide to Poland will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. - Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the cobbled alleys of Lublin or Warsaw's New Town without needing to get online - Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography. - Things not to miss - Rough Guides' rundown of Poland's best sights and experiences. - Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. -Detailed regional coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: Warsaw, Mazovia and Lodz, the Bay of Gdansk and the Wisla Delta, Torun, Mazuria and Podlasie, Lublin, Zamosc, the Polish Carpathians, Krakow and Malopolska, the Tatras and the Pieniny, Upper Silesia, Wroclaw and Lower Silesia, Wielkopolska, Pomerania. Attractions include: the Mazurian Lakes; wooden churches near Zakopane; Auschwitz-Birkenau; Malbork Castle; Kazimierz Dolny; Slowinski national park; Wieliczka Salt Mine; Bialowieza national park; Bieszczady national park; Rynek Glowny, Krakow, and much more. -Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, sports and outdoor activities and more. - Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, books, music and film, plus a handy language section and glossary. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Poland
DK Eyewitness Krakow
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
ISBN: 9781465467928
Category : Hotels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Color illustrations and color maps on inside covers, and detachable fold-out map affixed to flap of inside back cover.
Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
ISBN: 9781465467928
Category : Hotels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Color illustrations and color maps on inside covers, and detachable fold-out map affixed to flap of inside back cover.
Rough Guides Walks and Tours Krakow: Top 16 Itineraries for Your Trip: Travel Guide with EBook
Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781835290125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Kraków travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Kraków without losing time planning. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. This Kraków pocket guidebook covers: Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze, Piasek and Dolne Mlyny, Nowa Huta. Inside this Kraków travel book, you will find: 16 ready-made walks and tours - easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details - each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Kraków - catholic churches, romance, Jewish Kraków, night owls, places for gourmands, finer things, shopping, quirky Kraków Curated recommendations of places - main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights - thematic articles highlight Kraków's unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings - curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information - how to get there, how to get around and an A-Z of essential details Meticulous mapping - practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Free download of the eBook - available after purchase of the printed guidebook Kraków Fully updated post-COVID-19
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781835290125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This compact, pocket-sized Kraków travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights and really get a flavour of the place. It includes ready-made walking and driving itineraries, with detailed directions, that allow you to organise your visit to Kraków without losing time planning. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. This Kraków pocket guidebook covers: Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kazimierz, Podgórze, Piasek and Dolne Mlyny, Nowa Huta. Inside this Kraków travel book, you will find: 16 ready-made walks and tours - easy-to-follow walking and driving trip plans featuring the best places to visit, as well as what to do and where to eat along the way Itinerary details - each walk or tour starts with pointers on the time taken, distance covered and how to connect with other itineraries in the book Things not to miss in Kraków - catholic churches, romance, Jewish Kraków, night owls, places for gourmands, finer things, shopping, quirky Kraków Curated recommendations of places - main attractions, off-the-beaten-track adventures, child-friendly family activities, chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots Historical and cultural insights - thematic articles highlight Kraków's unique life and culture Unique hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings - curated details of where to stay, eat and go out, whatever your interest, for a range of budgets Practical information - how to get there, how to get around and an A-Z of essential details Meticulous mapping - practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered sights relating to major points of interest and places to eat or drink in the main itinerary text Free download of the eBook - available after purchase of the printed guidebook Kraków Fully updated post-COVID-19
The Real North Korea
Author: Andrei Lankov
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199390037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199390037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive
The Last Utopia
Author: Samuel Moyn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674256522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today’s idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. In this pioneering book, Samuel Moyn elevates that extraordinary transformation to center stage and asks what it reveals about the ideal’s troubled present and uncertain future. For some, human rights stretch back to the dawn of Western civilization, the age of the American and French Revolutions, or the post–World War II moment when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was framed. Revisiting these episodes in a dramatic tour of humanity’s moral history, The Last Utopia shows that it was in the decade after 1968 that human rights began to make sense to broad communities of people as the proper cause of justice. Across eastern and western Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Latin America, human rights crystallized in a few short years as social activism and political rhetoric moved it from the hallways of the United Nations to the global forefront. It was on the ruins of earlier political utopias, Moyn argues, that human rights achieved contemporary prominence. The morality of individual rights substituted for the soiled political dreams of revolutionary communism and nationalism as international law became an alternative to popular struggle and bloody violence. But as the ideal of human rights enters into rival political agendas, it requires more vigilance and scrutiny than when it became the watchword of our hopes.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674256522
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today’s idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. In this pioneering book, Samuel Moyn elevates that extraordinary transformation to center stage and asks what it reveals about the ideal’s troubled present and uncertain future. For some, human rights stretch back to the dawn of Western civilization, the age of the American and French Revolutions, or the post–World War II moment when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was framed. Revisiting these episodes in a dramatic tour of humanity’s moral history, The Last Utopia shows that it was in the decade after 1968 that human rights began to make sense to broad communities of people as the proper cause of justice. Across eastern and western Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Latin America, human rights crystallized in a few short years as social activism and political rhetoric moved it from the hallways of the United Nations to the global forefront. It was on the ruins of earlier political utopias, Moyn argues, that human rights achieved contemporary prominence. The morality of individual rights substituted for the soiled political dreams of revolutionary communism and nationalism as international law became an alternative to popular struggle and bloody violence. But as the ideal of human rights enters into rival political agendas, it requires more vigilance and scrutiny than when it became the watchword of our hopes.
The Emperor of All Maladies
Author: Siddhartha Mukherjee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439170916
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, this New York Times bestseller is “an extraordinary achievement” (The New Yorker)—a magnificent, profoundly humane “biography” of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence. Physician, researcher, and award-winning science writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective, and a biographer’s passion. The result is an astonishingly lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease humans have lived with—and perished from—for more than five thousand years. The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance, but also of hubris, paternalism, and misperception. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths, told through the eyes of his predecessors and peers, training their wits against an infinitely resourceful adversary that, just three decades ago, was thought to be easily vanquished in an all-out “war against cancer.” The book reads like a literary thriller with cancer as the protagonist. Riveting, urgent, and surprising, The Emperor of All Maladies provides a fascinating glimpse into the future of cancer treatments. It is an illuminating book that provides hope and clarity to those seeking to demystify cancer.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439170916
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, this New York Times bestseller is “an extraordinary achievement” (The New Yorker)—a magnificent, profoundly humane “biography” of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence. Physician, researcher, and award-winning science writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer with a cellular biologist’s precision, a historian’s perspective, and a biographer’s passion. The result is an astonishingly lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease humans have lived with—and perished from—for more than five thousand years. The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance, but also of hubris, paternalism, and misperception. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths, told through the eyes of his predecessors and peers, training their wits against an infinitely resourceful adversary that, just three decades ago, was thought to be easily vanquished in an all-out “war against cancer.” The book reads like a literary thriller with cancer as the protagonist. Riveting, urgent, and surprising, The Emperor of All Maladies provides a fascinating glimpse into the future of cancer treatments. It is an illuminating book that provides hope and clarity to those seeking to demystify cancer.
How to Lie with Maps
Author: Mark Monmonier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022602900X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color. "Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space."—Scientific American "A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times ". . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. [The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book."—Wilson Library Bulletin "A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense."—John Van Pelt, Christian Science Monitor "Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . [His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers."—Jeffrey S. Murray, Canadian Geographic
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022602900X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must. The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps. To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color. "Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space."—Scientific American "A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times ". . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. [The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book."—Wilson Library Bulletin "A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense."—John Van Pelt, Christian Science Monitor "Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . [His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers."—Jeffrey S. Murray, Canadian Geographic